Marcus Cribb
@mcribbHistory
Duke of Wellington & the Peninsular War Heritage Manager Battlefield Guide Sharpe's Sword⚔️ Founding trustee @NRWGCharity Part Time Soldier. All views my own.
I thought I'd put a thread together with all of the videos of my recent trip to Peninsula Battlefields in one place. Cant wait to get back out there too.
Loved exploring Buccasso today (in mixed weather). Auch a dramatic battle from the geography alone. I hope this gives a rough idea of the topography both sides faced in 1810 ⛰️
To really understand the Combat on the Coa, the Côa river and the Light Division, I must recommend @redcoathistory & my episode, recently released on this very battle. With the advantage of drone footage & two presenters it has been popular. youtu.be/a19y61PZ0BA?si…
If you're interested in looking round the ground of The Combat on the Côa, here is a short video I recorded earlier in 2025, showing the ground, and why that mattered so much on the day (as ever, I love "ground appreciation"). youtube.com/shorts/S90Cbu4…
Fought #OnThisDay Combat on the Coa, 24 July 1810. Where the men of the Light Division, just managed to avert complete disaster, by using their initiative with a counterattack & rear guard actions, but it was here they stopped Ney's troops.
1. He never said anything about being born in a stable 2. Wellington was Anglo-Irish, very much so.
“Do you consider the Duke of Wellington to be Irish or British (or a mix of both)?” #xpoll #wellington #duke #irish #british
An interesting location, with the ground today not fully lining up to the maps (angle of the ridge running NW rather than South to North). But we could find the ridge. Full video coming soon on @redcoathistory by a quick insight here for now. youtube.com/shorts/MDW7q2V…
A video from the battlefield, Filming this year with @redcoathistory (full video to come) On the Greater Arapile, giving a great vantage point of the centre of the battlefield & the British Cavalry charges. youtube.com/shorts/iyd3eKJ…
#OnThisDay 22 July 1812, The Battle of Salamanca. Wellington's masterstrike, after days of marching parallel with Marshal Marmont's army, he saw an opportunity & launched an attack. The British & allies smashed into the French, in brutal fighting, capturing at least two Eagles
🗓️ #OnThisDay 22 July 1812, the Battle of Salamanca was fought! 🏰💥 In Series 3, @mcribbHistory rages that Wellington was not a defensive General, and Salamanca bloody well proves this! 🇬🇧⚔️ 🎧 Listen now at: pod.fo/e/13b4a6 #OTD #OnThisDate #History #Podcast
An amazing find. "Divers have found the wreckage of a Royal Navy warship in the North Sea - more than 100 years after it was sunk during World War One. HMS Nottingham was identified 60 miles off the coast of Scotland..." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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